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jug
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- pronunciation:
- juhg
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a container for liquid that usu. has a handle and a narrow spout.
- synonyms:
- pitcher
- similar words:
- bottle, carafe, crock, decanter, flask, jar, vessel
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| definition 2: |
a fairly large, usu. earthenware, glass, or plastic container for liquid that has a handle and a narrow neck often closed by a stopper.
- similar words:
- bottle, carafe, crock, decanter, flask, vessel
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| definition 3: |
the capacity for contents of a jug; jugful.
- synonyms:
- pitcher
- similar words:
- bottle, jar
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| definition 4: |
(slang) a jail.
- synonyms:
- can, cooler, jail, lockup
- similar words:
- prison, slammer, station house, stir
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| definition 5: |
(pl.; vulgar slang) a woman's breasts.
- synonyms:
- breasts, tits
- similar words:
- boobs, dugs, knockers
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| related words: |
bosom, canteen, jail |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
jugs, jugging, jugged |
| definition 1: |
to put into a jug.
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| definition 2: |
to stew in an earthenware vessel.
- similar words:
- stew
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| derivation: |
jugful (n.) |
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